Medieval Britain : Age of Chivalry by Lloyd Laing

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A reconstruction of an intricate tableau of life in the medieval world, using existing evidence of art and architecture to explore all spheres of life, from the dizzy heights of courtly love to the fields of the humble serf. With major sections on urban, rural and court society, the art and tradition of the church, including detail on leisure, science and new information on the role of women, this book brings to life the imagination, ambitions and everyday realities of the world which formed show more the foundations of modern western society. show less

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Lloyd Laing is a senior lecturer in archaeology at the University of Nottingham Jenny Laing is a full-time writer, with interests in archaeological fieldwork and landscape studies

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